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Farah Hannoun

Michael Bisping: ‘UFC officially has a new super villain’ in Khamzat Chimaev after UFC 279

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping thinks Khamzat Chimaev needed to have a flawless performance at UFC 279.

Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) quickly submitted Kevin Holland (23-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in this past Saturday’s co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in a 180-pound catchweight bout.

His performance might’ve been perfect, but Chimaev didn’t have the best week after missing weight for his originally scheduled welterweight bout against Nate Diaz by 7.8 pounds. That caused the UFC to shuffle the top three matchups on the card, and as a result, he was demoted to the co-headliner against Holland instead.

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